Pamela Anthony named dean of students

Pamela Anthony, who has served as assistant dean of students at
Georgia State University since 2003, will begin as Iowa
State's dean of students on Aug. 1. Anthony has
extensive experience in student crisis intervention, judicial
affairs, student activities and Greek life. Previously, she was
the director of student activities at Spelman College, and held
two positions at the University of Alaska.

Iowa State attacks student debt through research, resources and programming

A study of Iowa State students has found that one in eight
don't realize they owe student loans, while two in five
don't realize how much they owe. The study represents the
latest effort to address student
debt and financial literacy at Iowa State. ISU leaders and
the Government of the Student Body have invested in greater
financial literacy resources over the past three years.

New Iowa State research considers prosocial, antisocial and other effects of video games

Wickert named senior vice president and provost

Just in time for vacation: ISU professor studies new attractions at theme parks

Tom Schrier studies amusement/theme
parks as an assistant professor of apparel, events, and
hospitality management at Iowa State. He is working on a
multi-year study exploring how new attractions influence
attendance rates at amusement/theme parks. He also developed an
attractions and amusement park administration course this
spring to expose students to employment opportunities available
in the amusement/theme park industry.

30 years after Walmart’s arrival, small towns doing better

The Gazette
Iowa State University economist Ken Stone made headlines in
1988 when he released the first academic
study on Walmart's economic impact on small
communities. Twenty-five years later, the professor
emeritus has co-authored a new ISU study that could make
another splash, but for different reasons.

A wealth of data from instruments, damage surveys and aerial
photography is feeding ongoing efforts to learn why tornadoes
form and intensify, and better understand how to keep people
alive in the paths of those savage winds. It's research
that is tinged with shock and urgency
for a scientist such as Christopher Karstens of Iowa State,
who drove to Tuscaloosa for damage surveys just after an EF-4
tornado killed 39 people. "It's always
difficult," said Karstens. "I just try to go in with
the mindset that I have a job to do, and the job could be
beneficial to people in the future."